The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice?
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Last published Sun, Mar 6, 2022
Sumaya Abdi Farah has always been told that she is a pretty girl, however the compliment never came by itself. It was always followed by the word "lighty". She was never just beautiful.
Despite the so-called privilege that she experienced in her Somali black community, in the eyes of the predominantly white society, she was still carrying three minorities in one: Muslim, black and refugee.
While being torn between several identities and cultures, she manoeuvres her way through college and fights the ingrown colourist perceptions all the midst of choosing who to share her life with..
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Are you intrigued to know what she faces on her path of confronting colourist perceptions while dealing with ingrown prejudices about her identity?
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